Geological and geophysical instruments market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 24 supply contracts for geological and geophysical instruments through award notices on TED; the 14 of them that state a value (58.3%) add up to €4.7 million. Germany imported €598 million of goods in the customs headings matched to geological and geophysical instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9015; all buyers, not only public ones), up 16.4% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 48 companies have won 74 public supply contracts for geological and geophysical instruments in Germany, in 61 award notices from 42 public buyers.
- 78.4% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is France.
- The five companies that win most often hold 32.4% of all awards.
- 60.6% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Geological and geophysical instruments market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/382-geological-and-geophysical-instruments, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 48
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 61
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 42
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €598.1M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 74
- in 61 award notices
- Awarded value
- €12.7M
- from 42% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 48
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 42
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2026 | 24 |
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| 2024 | €1.5M |
| 2025 | €4.7M |
| 2026 | €6.4M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 36 |
| Universities, schools and research | 30 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 4 |
| Electricity utilities | 2 |
| Environment and waste | 2 |
- Hannover9DE92
- Hamburg9DE60
- Oberpfalz8DE23
- Oberbayern7DE21
- Schleswig-Holstein7DEF0
- Koblenz6DEB1
- Brandenburg5DE40
- Stuttgart4DE11
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| Hannover | 9 |
| Hamburg | 9 |
| Oberpfalz | 8 |
| Oberbayern | 7 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 7 |
| Koblenz | 6 |
| Brandenburg | 5 |
| Stuttgart | 4 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
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| Large companies | 10 · 13.5% |
| Medium-sized | 26 · 35.1% |
| Small | 31 · 41.9% |
| Micro | 7 · 9.5% |
- France8
- United States3
- United Kingdom2
- Switzerland1
- Finland1
- Netherlands1
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| France | 8 |
| United States | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
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| 2023 | €514M |
| 2024 | €496.1M |
| 2025 | €598.1M |
- Hamburg9
- Hannover9
- Regensburg8
- Kiel6
- Koblenz6
- München6
- Potsdam5
- Stuttgart4
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| Hamburg | 9 |
| Hannover | 9 |
| Regensburg | 8 |
| Kiel | 6 |
| Koblenz | 6 |
| München | 6 |
| Potsdam | 5 |
| Stuttgart | 4 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9015 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Germany
78.4%
16 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
32.4%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
60.6%
Among 71 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- J. Bornhöft Industriegeräte GmbH10 public contracts in total
- Esri Deutschland GmbH23 public contracts in total
- Quantum Design GmbH55 public contracts in total
- Stürmer Werkzeuge-Maschinen KG14 public contracts in total
- Bluefors Oy33 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Germany
- LAB-SUPPLY FrankfurtTrade fair · Frankfurt, Germany
- German Biotechnology DaysCongress · Düsseldorf, Germany
- SLAS Europe Conference and ExhibitionConference · Hamburg, Germany
- ACHEMATrade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- analyticaTrade fair · Munich, Germany
- ControlTrade fair · Stuttgart, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for geological and geophysical instruments in Germany?
- 48 companies won 61 contract award notices for these categories from 42 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are J. Bornhöft Industriegeräte GmbH, Esri Deutschland GmbH, Quantum Design GmbH, Stürmer Werkzeuge-Maschinen KG, Bluefors Oy.
- How big is the geological and geophysical instruments market in Germany?
- In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 24 supply contracts for geological and geophysical instruments through award notices on TED; the 14 of them that state a value (58.3%) add up to €4.7 million. Germany imported €598 million of goods in the customs headings matched to geological and geophysical instruments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9015; all buyers, not only public ones), up 16.4% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of geological and geophysical instruments meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as LAB-SUPPLY Frankfurt, German Biotechnology Days, SLAS Europe Conference and Exhibition, ACHEMA, analytica, Control — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for geological and geophysical instruments in Germany?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Germany and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.